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... 61 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 61 3-2 Software Applications 62 3-3 Driver CD Information 62 3-4 Hardware Information 63 3-5 Contact Us ...63 Chapter 4 Unique Features 65 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 65 4-2 BIOS ... ...79 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 79 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers 79 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 85 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 91 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 92 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 100 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 100 5-2-2 Installing ...
... 61 3-1 Installing Chipset Drivers 61 3-2 Software Applications 62 3-3 Driver CD Information 62 3-4 Hardware Information 63 3-5 Contact Us ...63 Chapter 4 Unique Features 65 4-1 Xpress Recovery2 65 4-2 BIOS ... ...79 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s 79 5-1-1 Configuring Intel® ICH9R SATA Controllers 79 5-1-2 Configuring GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA Controller 85 5-1-3 Making a SATA RAID/AHCI Driver Diskette 91 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System 92 5-2 Configuring Audio Input and Output 100 5-2-1 Configuring 2/4/5.1/7.1-Channel Audio 100 5-2-2 Installing ...
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... voltage range depends on the CPU being used. (Note 5) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. Adjust PCI Express frequency from 100 MHz to 150 MHz with 0.05V increment - GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 12 - Adjust CPU host frequency from 90 MHz to 700 MHz with 0.05V increment...
... voltage range depends on the CPU being used. (Note 5) Due to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. Adjust PCI Express frequency from 100 MHz to 150 MHz with 0.05V increment - GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 12 - Adjust CPU host frequency from 90 MHz to 700 MHz with 0.05V increment...
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...Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. 2-5 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB ... Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults SATA RAID/AHCI Mode (Intel ICH9R Southbridge) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers. - 45 - RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel ICH9R Southbridge or configures the SATA ...
...Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to AHCI mode. 2-5 Integrated Peripherals CMOS Setup Utility-Copyright (C) 1984-2008 Award Software Integrated Peripherals SATA RAID/AHCI Mode SATA Port0-3 Native Mode USB Controller USB 2.0 Controller USB ... Fail-Safe Defaults ESC: Exit F1: General Help F7: Optimized Defaults SATA RAID/AHCI Mode (Intel ICH9R Southbridge) Enables or disables RAID for the SATA controllers. - 45 - RAID Enables RAID for the SATA controllers integrated in the Intel ICH9R Southbridge or configures the SATA ...
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...driver to AHCI mode. Options are : Auto, 3F8/IRQ4 (default), 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Disabled. Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for the SATA controller. (The IDE controller still operates in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. GA-EX38-DQ6... Motherboard - 48 - Options are : 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled. IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA ...
...driver to AHCI mode. Options are : Auto, 3F8/IRQ4 (default), 2F8/IRQ3, 3E8/IRQ4, 2E8/IRQ3, Disabled. Parallel Port Mode Selects an operating mode for the SATA controller. (The IDE controller still operates in the GIGABYTE SATA 2 chip or configures the SATA controller to AHCI mode. GA-EX38-DQ6... Motherboard - 48 - Options are : 378/IRQ7 (default), 278/IRQ5, 3BC/IRQ7, Disabled. IDE Disables RAID for the SATA controller and configures the SATA ...
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...may affect the speed at the end of data). • It is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to restore it . Windows® XP with SP3 or later; When hard drives are attached to quickly compress and back up ... PATA IDE connector, the first SATA connector, the second SATA connector and so forth. "*" Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode are different utilities. Unique Features Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up/restore the first physical...
...may affect the speed at the end of data). • It is recommended to back up your system soon after the operating system and drivers are attached to restore it . Windows® XP with SP3 or later; When hard drives are attached to quickly compress and back up ... PATA IDE connector, the first SATA connector, the second SATA connector and so forth. "*" Xpress Recovery2 checks the first physical hard drive in RAID/AHCI mode are different utilities. Unique Features Supporting NTFS, FAT32, and FAT16 file systems, Xpress Recovery2 can only back up/restore the first physical...
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...ports are supported by ICH9R Southbridge.) Then connect the power connector from your computer. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: • At least two...one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. - 79 - Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), ...
...ports are supported by ICH9R Southbridge.) Then connect the power connector from your computer. Configure a RAID array in BIOS Setup. Configure SATA controller mode in RAID BIOS. (Note 1) D. Install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. (Note 2) Before you begin Please prepare: • At least two...one end of the SATA signal cable to the rear of the SATA hard drive and the other end to chipset limitation, Intel ICH9R RAID driver does not support Windows 2000 operating system. - 79 - Chapter 5 Appendix 5-1 Configuring SATA Hard Drive(s) To configure SATA hard drive(s), ...
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...[ESC]-Previous Menu Figure 6 [ENTER]-Select When completed, you may proceed to cancel (Figure 6). All Rights Reversed. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Name : RAID Level : Disks : Strip Size : Capacity : RAID_Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB 223.6 GB Create Volume WARNING : ALL DATA ON[SHEELELCP T]ED DISKS...to create this volume, press to confirm or to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 83 - Finally press on the Create Volume item to Non-RAID 4. Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press . All Rights ...
...[ESC]-Previous Menu Figure 6 [ENTER]-Select When completed, you may proceed to cancel (Figure 6). All Rights Reversed. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Name : RAID Level : Disks : Strip Size : Capacity : RAID_Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) Select Disks 128KB 223.6 GB Create Volume WARNING : ALL DATA ON[SHEELELCP T]ED DISKS...to create this volume, press to confirm or to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system. - 83 - Finally press on the Create Volume item to Non-RAID 4. Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press . All Rights ...
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...RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. Delete the RAID Array: To delete the array, select Delete RAID Disk Drive in the main screen to mark the selected array. a small triangle will move to the RAID Disk Drive List block. 7. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. GIGABYTE...HDDx) 01 [KL]-Select RAID [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm Figure 11 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 90 - [ESC]-Abort PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD ...
...RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. Delete the RAID Array: To delete the array, select Delete RAID Disk Drive in the main screen to mark the selected array. a small triangle will move to the RAID Disk Drive List block. 7. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. GIGABYTE...HDDx) 01 [KL]-Select RAID [SPACE]-Mark Delete [DEL]-Confirm Figure 11 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 90 - [ESC]-Abort PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 [ Main Menu ] [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD ...
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... 32-bit operating system or 8) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 64 bit for Windows 64-bit. • For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller, select E) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 32Bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or F) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 64Bit for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is/are configured to...
... 32-bit operating system or 8) Intel Matrix Storage Manager 64 bit for Windows 64-bit. • For GIGABYTE SATA2 SATA controller, select E) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 32Bit for Windows 32-bit operating system or F) GIGABYTE SATA-RAID Driver 64Bit for AHCI and RAID Mode) To successfully install operating system onto SATA hard drive(s) that is/are configured to...
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...onto your hard drive(s). Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you do not want to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including... ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 92 - Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of some files being loaded before you see the message "Press F6 if you see the next screen. 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears...
...onto your hard drive(s). Figure 1 Step 2: When a screen similar to that you do not want to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. The following mass storage devices(s) * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM drives, or special disk controllers for use with Windows, including... ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 2 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 92 - Windows Setup Setup could not determine the type of some files being loaded before you see the message "Press F6 if you see the next screen. 5-1-4 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System Now that below appears...
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... 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the Intel ICH9R SATA RAID/AHCI driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below appears, press to continue the driver installation from the following mass storage device(s): Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM... finished in about one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the motherboard driver disk. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 - 93 - When the screen as shown below will ...
... 3: When Setup correctly recognizes the Intel ICH9R SATA RAID/AHCI driver in the floppy disk, a controller menu similar to Figure 3 below appears, press to continue the driver installation from the following mass storage device(s): Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller * To specify additional SCSI adapters, CD-ROM... finished in about one or some file(s) cannot be found, please check the floppy disk or copy the correct SATA RAID/AHCI driver again from the motherboard driver disk. S=Specify Additional Device ENTER=Continue F3=Exit Figure 4 - 93 - When the screen as shown below will ...
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... F3=Exit Figure 6 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 94 - Windows Setup You have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to the previous screen. (Windows XP/2003) RAID/AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller (Windows 2000) RAID Driver for GIGABYTE GBB363 Controller (Windows 2000) AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB363 Controller (Windows 2000) RAID Driver for use with...
... F3=Exit Figure 6 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 94 - Windows Setup You have any device support disks from a mass storage device manufacturer, or do not have chosen to the previous screen. (Windows XP/2003) RAID/AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller (Windows 2000) RAID Driver for GIGABYTE GBB363 Controller (Windows 2000) AHCI Driver for GIGABYTE GBB363 Controller (Windows 2000) RAID Driver for use with...
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To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 7 - 95 - This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. Appendix
To set up Windows XP now, press ENTER. To quit Setup without installing Windows XP, press F3. Enter= Continue R=Repair F3=Exit Figure 7 - 95 - This port of the Setup program prepares Microsoft(R) Windows (R) XP to Setup. Step 4: After the SATA RAID/AHCI driver installation is completed, you can proceed with the Windows XP installation. To repair a Windows XP installation using Recovery Console, press R. WindowsXP Professional Setup Welcome to run on your computer. Appendix
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Figure 9 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 96 - Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears, select Load Driver. (Figure 8). Figure 8 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Intel ICH9R SATA controllers: Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 9). B. When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps.
Figure 9 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 96 - Installing Windows Vista (The procedure below appears, select Load Driver. (Figure 8). Figure 8 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below assumes that only one RAID array exists in your system.) Intel ICH9R SATA controllers: Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 9). B. When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps.
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Appendix Figure 10 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, select the RAID/AHCI drive(s) where you want to install the operating system and then press Next to AHCI mode. - 97 - Figure 11 (Note) The item displayed in Figure 10 will be shown as shown in Figure 10 appears, select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller (Note) and press Next. Step 3: When a screen as Intel(R) ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller when the SATA controllers are set to continue the OS installation (Figure 11).
Appendix Figure 10 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, select the RAID/AHCI drive(s) where you want to install the operating system and then press Next to AHCI mode. - 97 - Figure 11 (Note) The item displayed in Figure 10 will be shown as shown in Figure 10 appears, select Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R SATA RAID Controller (Note) and press Next. Step 3: When a screen as Intel(R) ICH9 SATA AHCI Controller when the SATA controllers are set to continue the OS installation (Figure 11).
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Figure 13 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 98 - GIGABYTE SATA2 controllers: Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 13). When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 12 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below appears (RAID/AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at this stage), select Load Driver. (Figure 12).
Figure 13 GA-EX38-DQ6 Motherboard - 98 - GIGABYTE SATA2 controllers: Step 1: Restart your floppy disk (Figure 13). When a screen similar to boot from the Windows Vista setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. Figure 12 Step 2: Specify the location where the driver is saved, such as your system to that below appears (RAID/AHCI hard drive(s) will not be detected at this stage), select Load Driver. (Figure 12).
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Figure 14 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, select the RAID/AHCI drive(s) where you want to install the operating system and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 15). Figure 15 - 99 - Appendix Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 14 appears, select GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller and press Next.
Figure 14 Step 4: After the driver is loaded, select the RAID/AHCI drive(s) where you want to install the operating system and then press Next to continue the OS installation (Figure 15). Figure 15 - 99 - Appendix Step 3: When a screen as shown in Figure 14 appears, select GIGABYTE GBB36X Controller and press Next.